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Kerala family finds massive 50-kg jackfruit in backyard, applies for Guinness Record

Kollam (Kerala), May 14 (ANI): A family in Kerala's Kollam woke up to a surprise. They found a gigantic jackfruit growing in their backyard. It weighs 51.4 kg approximately. Kollam family has now applied for Guinness World Records. The previous set record for heaviest jackfruit stands at 42.7 kg.

Dibrugarh Railway Station ready to receive returnees via special train

Dibrugarh (Assam), May 14 (ANI): Dibrugarh district administration has taken adequate measures in view of coronavirus situation. Special train from New Delhi will arrive at Dibrugarh Railway Station shortly. Medical screening camp has been set up at the railway station. Indian Railways resumed services of 15 pairs of trains on May 12.

MSME is driving force in providing employment: Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that MSME is a strong force of the country and has a huge contribution in generating employment. "MSME Sector is considered a strong force of the country. It has a huge contribution in providing employment. The package of 3.7 lakh crore has been given for those industries," said Minister Javadekar.

FM's announcement to give wings to Indian economy post COVID-19 world: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the economic package and steps announced under it, saying that first series of announcements will give wings to the Indian economy post COVID-19 world. "I welcome the announcements of the Finance Minister who has given wings to PM Modi's vision for a self-reliant India and has provided the threshold in the first series of announcements will give wings to the Indian economy, to set the economy on the path of growth and revive economic activity in the post COVID-19 world," said Goyal while talking to ANI.

'Happy to be back', says passenger after returning to Jammu via special train

Jammu, May 14 (ANI): A special train carrying passengers from New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) arrived at Jammu Tawi Railway Station, on May 14. A passenger said, "I was stranded in Delhi since last two months. I am very happy to be back." Indian Railways started services of limited passenger trains with guidelines amid COVID-19 lockdown. Services of 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains have been restarted.

Passengers arrive at NDLS to board special trains

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): As Indian Railways restarted passenger train services for stranded, passengers with confirmed tickets arrived at New Delhi railway station to board their respective trains. Arrangements have been made for passengers to maintain social distancing at station amid COVID-19 situation. Indian Railways resumed services of 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains from May 12.

Passengers coming from Ahmedabad screened at NDLS

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): On third day of resumption of train services, another special train carrying passengers from Ahmedabad arrived at New Delhi railway station this morning. A passenger said, "All arrangements were very good. I am happy to be back." Ensuring all norms, passengers were screened at the station. Services of 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains have been restarted.

8 migrants dead, 50 injured in road accident in MP

Guna (Madhya Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): At least 8 labourers died and around 50 injured after a truck they were travelling in, collided with a bus in Cantt PS area in Guna last night. Injured persons were shifted to district hospital. All the 8 labourers who died were going to their native places in UP from Maharashtra.

Bus runs over labourers heading to Bihar on foot, 6 dead

Muzaffarnagar (UP), May 14 (ANI): At least six migrant labourers died after a bus ran over them in Muzaffarnagar. Workers were returning to Bihar from Punjab on foot. Several others have received severe injuries. Injured were taken to the hospital immediately after the incident was reported. A case has been registered against unknown bus driver.

'Excited to see my family', says passenger after reaching Hyderabad via special train

Hyderabad (Telangana), May 14 (ANI): A special train carrying passengers from Delhi has reached Secunderabad Railway Station on May 13 amid coronavirus pandemic. The passengers were screened and stamped for home quarantine, with indelible ink, after reaching at the railway station. Indian Railways has resumed services of special air-conditioned trains from May 12 amid lockdown 3.0. While speaking to ANI, one of the passengers Mahesh said, "It was a good journey. I am very excited to see my family. I am going home after six months." There are total 1326 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Telangana. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 47, 480 with 2415 deaths in India.

Want to salute PM Modi: Passenger after reaching Guwahati via special train

Guwahati (Assam), May 14 (ANI): A special train carrying passengers from Delhi has reached Guwahati Railway Station amid coronavirus pandemic. New Delhi-Dibrugarh special train reached at Guwahati on May 13. The passengers were screened after reaching at the railway station. Circles are also being made at railway station to ensure social distancing norms being followed among all the passengers. Indian Railways has resumed services of special air-conditioned trains from May 12 amid lockdown 3.0. While speaking to ANI, one of the passengers said, "I want to salute Prime Minister Narendra Modi and there is no other man like him. He is good and I hope everyone is following norm of social distancing. I pray to God that he will soon remove coronavirus." There are total 65 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Assam. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 47, 480 with 2415 deaths in India.

COVID-19: 2 flights of Kuwait Airways arrive in Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): Two flights of Kuwait Airways landed at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on May 13. The flights carried 117 passengers each from Kuwait. While speaking to ANI, the Airport Director of Indore, Aryama Sanyal said, "Two flights of Kuwait airways have come today. Each flight carried around 117 passengers and they came to Indore from Kuwait. Now, they have just left for Bhopal for quarantine." Speaking to ANI, the Nodal Officer of Indore, Dr Amit Malakar said, "Two flights came from Kuwait and according to Air India both flights carried 117 passengers each. The screening of passengers was done through thermal sensor gun and their oxygen situation level was also checked. We haven't found any passenger yet who is symptomatic." There are total 3986 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 47,480 with 2415 deaths in Ind

Combination of fasting, vitamin C effective on hard-to-treat cancers, suggests study

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): A fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C, suggests a new study conducted by the scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan. In studies on mice, researchers found that the combination delayed tumour progression in multiple mouse models of colorectal cancer; in some mice, it caused disease regression. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications. The researchers said that while fasting remains a challenging option for cancer patients, a safer, more feasible option is a low-calorie, plant-based diet that causes cells to respond as if the body were fasting. Their findings suggest that a low-toxicity treatment of fasting-mimicking diet plus vitamin C has the potential to replace more toxic treatments. The scientists believe cancer will eventually be treated with low-toxicity drugs in a manner similar to how antibiotics are used to treat infections that kill parti

Twitter now makes it easier to watch quote tweets on iOS

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): In a respite for users, Twitter has added a new way to see how many people have retweeted a tweet. However, it is available on the iOS version of the app right now. The new feature is going to organise all of the retweets with comments into a handy list, the Verge reported. To access this feature, the user will be required to tap on a tweet and then click on the word "Retweets." The user will then be able to see retweets broken out into two columns-- ones commenting on the retweet (or a quote tweet) and a list of retweets with no comment. This feature will be rolled out for web app and Android in the coming weeks.

Watch: Inmates of Indore Jail encourage COVID-19 warriors by giving musical performance

Indore (MP), May 14 (ANI): As the country has been fighting coronavirus, we have seen people encouraging corona warriors. Joining the hands, inmates of Indore prison sang song to encourage the frontline warriors of COVID-19. The prisoners were seen singing and playing musical instruments in the Central Jail premises.

COVID-19: Rapid PCR test of 7 people found positive in Goa, says CM Sawant

Panaji (Goa), May 14 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on May 13, the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant spoke on COVID-19 update in the state. He said, "Rapid PCR test of seven persons has been found positive today (May 13). All seven persons came to Goa from Mumbai, they all are asymptomatic." "They have been put under quarantine. Their samples have been sent to Goa Medical College for confirmatory test," Goa CM added.

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India Express flight from Kuwait arrives in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), May 14 (ANI): Air India Express special flight landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. The flight carried 177 passengers from Kuwait. The Air India flight has reached Ahmedabad via Mumbai. The stranded Indian nationals across the globe are being brought back to their home country under Centre's Vande Bharat Mission.

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India Express flight carrying 177 passengers arrives in Amritsar from Dubai

Amritsar (Punjab), May 14 (ANI): Air India Express special flight landed at Sri Guru Ramdass Jee International Airport in Punjab's Amritsar. The flight carried 177 passengers from Dubai. The stranded Indian nationals across the globe are being brought back to their home country under Centre's Vande Bharat Mission. The buses for all the passengers have been arranged by the state government. While speaking to ANI, the Airport Director of Amritsar International Airport, Manoj Chansoria said, "This flight came from Dubai carrying around 177 passengers. This is flight of Air India express and we are following all the rules and regulations given by government, be it social distancing, sanitization etc." There are total 1914 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Punjab. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 47,480 with 2415 deaths in India.

Officials of LG Polymers from South Korea visit Visakhapatnam gas leakage spot

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): A team of around eight members from South Korea arrived at Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on May 13. The management officials of LG Polymers Company came to visit the spot where gas leakage incident happened on May 07. The tragedy claimed around 11 lives and left around 1000 affected in RR Venkatapuram village of Visakhapatnam. They also held meeting with company officials.

Cruel blow to migrant workers: Chidambaram on Sitharaman's COVID-19 stimulus

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on May 13 said there is "nothing" for poor and hungry migrant workers on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements detailing COVID-19 stimulus package. He said, "There is nothing in what Finance Minister said today for the lakhs of poor, hungry and devastated migrant workers walked and many thousands are still walking back to their home states. It's a cruel blow to those who toil every day." "There is also nothing by way of cash transfer to the bottom half of the population - 13 crore families who have been pushed into destitution," he added. Earlier, FM detailed the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 12 to mitigate effects of coronavirus.